Comments on: Hooks Indicted in Tennessee Waltz

By: Paul Jay

Paul Jay — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:49:53 +0000

Jr. did not have the drug problem.
It was Sr.

By: Chester Durkin

Chester Durkin — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:13:06 +0000

Prior to Michael’s “anydoseisillegal” problems there was the time he walked away from the assessor’s office with pocket loads of camera film, as I remember.
Why do voters continue to elect people with shady pasts in Memphis. This business of “he/she paid the price” is bull.
As my Grand Mother might have said, “Do something wrong and it will stay with you for the rest of your life.” Not true for Memphis politicians.

By: AlphaPatriot

AlphaPatriot — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:46:12 +0000

Please, always correct away! Readers are my fact checkers!
But in this case the link I reference clearly shows that it was the County Commissioner, not the son, that was arrested. The irony is that the deputies were at his house because they had a warrent for the arrest of Jr., who wasn’t there, but they ended up arresting Sr. because he seemed to be in the middle of cooking up some Crack.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:25:23 +0000

More Waltzing

Alphie notes another indictment in The Tennessee Waltz:
The rumors that there was still an outstanding warrent (sic) to be served in the Tennessee Waltz sting run by the FBI have turned out to be true.
According to breaking news on Memphis CBS affil…

By: Spectra

Spectra — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:51:37 +0000

I don’t mean to correct you but I thought it was Michael Hooks Jr., who had the problem with drugs.

By: Simply I

Simply I — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:48:25 +0000

Shelby Co. Commissioner Latest Charged in Waltz

The rumors that Operation Tennessee Waltz wasn’t over were apparently true. Shelby County Commissioner Michael Hooks, a Democrat, was charged with accepting bribes from eCycle, a fake FBI company set up to pin elected officials on public corruption cha…